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Chapter 73 Contracts
The 2012 NBA Draft ended in a hustle and bustle.

A group photo of Stern holding the ball in the center, Chen Xiao and Nongmei lined up on the left and right, and the other 12 lottery picks lined up on the left and right marked the end of this super-big year draft that was considered to be sandwiched between the two small years of 11 and 13.

Chen Xiao is also about to enter the NBA as the No. [-] pick this year, and the most important thing is naturally to sign a rookie contract and become an official NBA player.

At the end of the conference, it was late at night, Chen Xiao and the two stayed overnight at the Chelsea Renaissance Hotel near Madison Square Garden, and returned to Charlotte the next day.

The price of thousands of dollars a night made Chen Xiao tongue-tied, but it didn't matter, Boss Qiao would make a move.

When you come here, you should properly avoid suspicion. If you take a Delta airliner, you will be treated differently when you return.

New York LaGuardia Airport, less than 13 kilometers away from Manhattan, is the closest airport to the city center among the three major airports in New York.

At this moment, a private jet painted in blue and white, with "N236MJ" printed on the engine, and the trapeze logo on the tail is standing quietly.

"Gulfstream G550 business jet, it is said that Michael spent more than 5000 million on it." Seeing Chen Xiao looking straight at the little guy in the huge airport, Schwartz introduced it briefly.

Jordan, who owns AJ stock dividends, is a pure dog, and can get hundreds of millions of dollars from AJ every year.But as the father of Nike, Jordan who saved Nike single-handedly, this money is taken for granted and is worth the money.

After briefly talking about getting off the plane, the two chatted about their reaction to the basketball scene in the bad country the next night on the way to board the plane.

Contrary to Chen Xiao's assumption, there may be many "jumping clowns" who came out to bite and spout, but it didn't happen completely.

The instigator, ESPN, who concocted the topic, chose to continue to hype the topic, but in the face of the guest's criticism of Chen Xiao's remarks on bringing the 7-win Bobcats into the playoffs.Its well-known commentator A. Smith said:
"Gentlemen and ladies, as the No. [-] pick in the NBA, isn't it a reasonable thing to aim for the playoffs? The team drafted them just to make them change the team.

Do you want Chen Xiao to say 'I will bring the Bobcats with 7 wins to 10 wins and 20 wins'?
If it was LeBron James who said he would lead the team to the playoffs, you wouldn't have a doubt. "

In the real-time TNT program "Inside the NBA", the commentary team will naturally not let go of the opportunity to make the program effective.

With a smirk on his face, Kenny Smith asked Buckley whose ass he was going to kiss this time.Buckley had a constipated expression on his face, saying, are you kidding me? This time he believed Chen Xiao's rhetoric. He has been a fan of Yao Ming since he bet on Yao Ming kissing the donkey, and now he absolutely supports Chen Xiao.

Since Barkley is Chen Xiao, then O'Neill will naturally act as the villain.And the sharks have reasons to have to come forward.

"Charles, you don't understand the thinking of a champion. It's not easy to bring the bottom-ranked team in the Eastern Conference to the playoffs." O'Neal, who said "you don't have a champion" as usual, did not hesitate to cite his own example in order to express his doubts.

In the 92 draft, the Orlando Magic, who won 21 wins in the Eastern Conference, selected O'Neal with the No. [-] pick.

In the second year, he averaged 23.4 points, 13.9 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game. The Sharks, who were selected as the All-Star starters in their rookie season, brought the team to the ninth place in the Eastern Conference and the same position as the eighth Pacers with 41 wins.

This was achieved with the help of Nick Anderson with 19.9 points, Dennis Scott with 15 points, Scott Skiles and other good players. None of them made the playoffs.

What's the matter, Uncle Shaq can't make it into the playoffs, but you, Chen Xiao, can?The big shark O'Neill, who has a big heart and a needle, immediately refuted it.

What about Flag?Viewers watching the show just want to know what the punishment for betting is.

It's a pity that this punishment may not satisfy the audience. Ao Fat said that if Chen Xiao did it.He will dress up as Rufus, the Bobcats mascot, to cheer on the Bobcats at home in the playoffs.

That's it?

……

As Chen Xiao and Schwartz boarded the gangway and entered Jordan's private car, the voyage from New York to Charlotte began.

There is another important matter on this voyage, to discuss Chen Xiao's first contract.

As soon as he sat down, Chen Xiao, who was still looking at the luxurious and stylish decoration inside the business jet, was handed a standard contract by the accompanying Qiu Like with a smiling face.

Chen Xiao opened it and saw that the updated rookie standard contract, "2+1+1", is fully guaranteed for the first two years and team option for the next two years.

The total price is 4 million for 2320 years, with a starting salary of 514 million in the first year and a maximum of 707 million in the fourth year.

一年12个月24次发薪or常规赛6个月12次发薪，固定发薪日为每个月的1号与15号，从11月15日开始。

Just looking at the amount, recall that the single draw calculated before is 290 million, which is almost once a year.

Can it be adjusted to a higher level in the first year, and the first draw is a respect, and 2000 million yuan is enough for 5 consecutive draws, and the salary will receive a subsistence allowance later.

Obviously not, the rookie contracts of the NBA's first-round picks are all "2+1+1" standard contracts. The amount of the first three years has a standard number according to the pick under the labor contract. The team can fluctuate between 80% and 120% of the standard amount.

Under normal circumstances, it is 120% full, and Chen Xiao is naturally like this.

For Chen Xiao, the No. 514 pick, the Bobcats have special preferential treatment. Although the cash flow of the Bobcats is not particularly healthy, they are willing to advance the salary of the first year in advance at one time, which is [-] million.

Chen Xiao, who originally planned to pay some in advance, naturally would not reject the team's kindness. Chen Xiao, who was still unwilling to accept the system's salary calculation rules before, planned to go back and do another experiment after getting the money.

OK, Fine.Chen Xiao chose to pay all the salaries in the 12th period of the regular season, handed over the contract to Schwartz, and visited Danzi's plane under Jordan's invitation.

The independent bedroom, bathroom, video room and Jordan's favorite cigar room are luxuriously decorated and fully equipped, which can be called a flying palace for flying people in the air.

Extravagant, too extravagant, Qiao Shen, who is now worth 10 billion, is worthy of such a plane.

At present, the maximum salary of the alliance is 2 million. Considering the tax burden, if you want to buy such a private jet, you need at least a whole big contract.

After walking around for a while, Schwartz was also optimistic about the contract. As a lawyer, an excellent agent who has worked in the NBA for 10 years saw a standard rookie contract with ease.

Received the contract from Schwartz, and the Montblanc gold pen brought by "waiter" Qiulik.

Swish Swish Swish, Chen Xiao's two large characters appeared vividly on the paper.

The scene of Chen Xiao writing and signing was also recorded by the camera.

The Bobcats' official account on social media also quickly posted an article "Legends, and future legends", accompanied by a picture of Chen Xiao possessing his signature and a photo of Chen Xiao and Jordan shaking hands with smiles on their faces.

If it wasn't for Chen Xiao's position as a center forward, he would have been designated as Jordan's new successor.

(End of this chapter)